anyways, hope this helps most all these decks require only 4-10 rares or many sub $5 rares...

the big boys for deep pockets...u/w control (clique, cryptic command, etc)zoo (any variation)and the most expensive JUND!!! 4 goyf + 4 confidant = 600$ for 8 creatures lol...not including land you will need...stay away from jund unless you already have most of it.

anyways hope this helps, and hope we can all get behind some good modern fun

@AngryJason, Elves are pretty decent in Modern. They can play aggro or combo like Legacy Elves do, they just lose Glimpse of Nature and a couple of other guys....but the combo still works because you have Cloudstone Curio. It looks like a pretty decent deck (and affordable!) so give it a try!